Creating Veeam Backup Agent Jobs

A Veeam backup agent job defines a list of computers to back up, a repository in which to store backups, guest OS processing settings and a schedule according to which new backups must be created.

Before You Begin

Before you configure a Veeam backup agent job, check prerequisites specified in the following sections of the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide:

Additionally, make sure you have enabled the following options:

Veeam Backup & Replication REST API access
Redirecting to the Veeam Backup & Replication web UI wizards from Veeam Service Provider Console

For details, see Configuring Remote Access.

Note:

Creating Veeam backup agent jobs is available for Veeam Backup & Replication version 13.1 or later.

Required Privileges

To perform this task, a user must have the following role assigned: Portal Administrator.

Creating Veeam Backup Agent Jobs

To create a backup job:

For details, see Accessing Veeam Service Provider Console.

In the menu on the left, click Backup Jobs.
Open the Computers tab and navigate to Managed by Backup Server.
At the top of the jobs list, click New.
Select the necessary operating system and job mode:

Windows > Server Backup Job
Windows > Failover Cluster Backup Job
Linux > Server Backup Job

For details on Veeam backup agent job modes, see the following sections of the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide:

Veeam Service Provider Console will open the Create Job window.

Select the backup server on which you want to create the job and click Create.

Veeam Service Provider Console will open the New Agent Backup Job wizard from the Veeam Backup & Replication web UI. Follow the procedure as described in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, starting from the following sections:

For Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows jobs: Step 3. Specify Job Name and Description

For Veeam Agent for Linux jobs: Step 3. Specify Job Name and Description